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Definition of neighborhood in English:

neighborhood

noun

1A district, especially one forming a community within a town or city.

‘she lived in a wealthy neighborhood of Boston’

‘the party disturbed the whole neighborhood’

‘These towns, like neighborhoods in large cities, may be homogeneous; however, the states are not.’

‘Their role will be complementary to police officers, but the main aim is to offer a reassurance to the public and tackle the kind of anti-social behaviour that is dragging down so many neighbourhoods, towns and cities.’

‘Congregations who welcome and affirm persons with special needs help set an expectation of acceptance within the neighborhood and community.’

‘Though it is rarely discussed, few argue that the poor and oppressed have the political capital necessary to compete for the federal funding and social programs that often go to wealthier cities and neighbourhoods.’

‘The Chinese nationals were arrested in subsequent police raids in a wealthy neighborhood of Quezon City near the drug laboratory, it said.’

‘Could you talk a bit about the role of community arts in the community - the neighborhood or the city as a whole?’

‘Different classes of people have long sorted themselves into neighborhoods within a city or region.’

‘As well, family units sit within a neighbourhood and wider community of other families that identify with a common cause, that of a decent life with those we love.’

‘This is because they are within wealthy neighbourhoods and do not feature among the government's priority areas in need of grant aid and social care support.’

‘These extend to minor league stadiums as well, which shows off some of the non-glamorous locations of other parks, such as those within neighborhoods or other cities.’

‘Books were distributed in communities and neighbourhoods, and to family members and friends.’

‘At the same time gay communities were forming in neighborhoods in the large cities with a burgeoning culture of bars, organizations, and newspapers.’

‘The individuals communicate only within their neighborhood.’

‘Day-to-day life is, for the most part, life lived within a particular neighbourhood, set of neighbourhoods, city, or urban region.’

‘Spanish pueblos, from hamlets to large cities, and many neighborhoods within population centers, all have patron saints each of whose days occasions a public festival, or fiesta.’

‘On the other hand, Northern Ireland is inhabited by only about 1.7 million people, distributed among close-knit urban neighborhoods and rural communities.’

‘The new independents movement is alive and kicking in small towns and in the neighborhoods of big cities, where storefronts are joining the battle.’

‘The schemes aim to find new ways of managing the settlement of migrants in the city, helping faith groups to build relationships within their neighbourhoods and finding ways for community arts to improve residents' lives.’

‘The network also works at educating the public through visiting schools, canvassing neighbourhoods, attending community events, and more.’

‘Most neighborhoods in cities and towns across the country have their own assembly.’

1.3Mathematics The set of points whose distance from a given point is less than (or less than or equal to) some value.

‘A few years later in 1914 Hausdorff defined neighbourhoods by four axioms so again there were no metric considerations.’

Phrases

in the neighborhood of

Approximately; about.

‘the cost would be in the neighborhood of three billion’

‘Most hospital treatments cost in the neighborhood of $500.’

‘Yeah, at this point, obviously, I think that they have had him now for somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 days, roughly.’

‘Renting an allocated server would cost in the neighborhood of $200 a month (a considerable step up from the current $5).’

‘I would expect now to see long-term returns run somewhat higher, in the neighbourhood of 7% after costs.’

‘The cost of the clean-up will be in the neighbourhood of $14,000.’

‘The cost for this should run in the neighbourhood of $160 to $200 thousand, which is about the same amount that pouring the floor would have cost.’

‘A formal focus group session with average voters can cost in the neighborhood of $4,000-5,000.’

‘It will cost in the neighborhood of $750 million to put up new facilities to replace the Charity and University Hospitals.’

‘A typical study takes four to six weeks to do properly, and costs in the neighborhood of $50,000 to $100,000.’

‘The machine should cost in the neighbourhood of $5,000 - $7,000.’

approximately, about, around, roughly, in the region of, of the order of, not far off, nearly, almost, close to, just about, practically, more or less, or so, there or thereabouts, as near as dammit to